The small intestine is the part of the gastrointestinal tract following the [stomach] and followed by the large intestine , and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place. In invertebrates such as worms, the terms gastrointestinal tract and large intestine are often used to describe the entire intestine . This article is primarily about the human gut , though the information about its processes is directly applicable to most placental mammals. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals found in food. (A major exception to this are cows ; for information about digestion in cows and other similar mammals, see ruminants .)
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Hi. I just recently started having a sore back right side of tongue and have had sore throat and ears for some time. Numerous docs and tests including upper gi and small bowel abdominal Ct and a host of others say I have ferd and gadtroporesis....
My 72 year old mother had her pancreas, gallbladder, spleen, part of stomach and part of small intestines removed due to a neuroendocrine tumor in her pancreas 13 days ago. She had some complications ie low blood pressure, high heart rate and...
For the last three years I have been taking TEGIBS6 along with Placida and Pantocid DSR. With Tegibs now off the shelves, I have been perscribed CINTAPRO tablets. But it is not helping me. What can I do for this bloated feeling, pressure on...
I have to have a right sided hemicolectomy. (a 4cm flat polp was found on my cecum.) This entails removal of the ilececal valve. I have heard that people have had this done and live good lives. My concern is, this...
I suffered from Grey Turner's sign in December, 2009. I had stones blocking my pancreatic duct/s (?), which led to pancreatitis and then to hemorrhaging of my pancreas. While in I.C.U, my sister noticed bruising on my sides and lower back while...
I'm a 25 year old male. I'm afraid that I may have perforated my colon during some recent sexual activity with a female partner. It has been over 30 hours since the event, and I'm not currently experiencing any real expected symptoms of the...
Hi i have had really bad pain burning stabbing.under lower right rib, starting to move up breast bone.naseua ,sickness. Cant lie on that side cannot get comfortable.
also starting to have irregular bowel problems, and burning sensations in...
My mother underwent emergency surgery 9 days ago due to a diseased intestine from diverticulitis. A large section of her large intestine was removed and she now has a temporary colostomy. After some blood pressure...
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My husband has got cancer, rare one CARCINOID (in the small intestine). Lately he started to develop very bad pain, like spasms, coming and going (he is getting through chemo). Yesterday at 17.30 we put...
hey doc i am a 41 yr old male i have been belching up yello foamy stuff and vomitting lastnight supper at about 3:30 in the morning been belching ever since my stomach constantly feels bloated and full. They tell me i have celiacs disease is this...
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User : My boyfriend and i had not had sex for six months. we were recently intimate for
the first time about a week and a half ago. since he left i am know experiencing
a milky blood like discharge. is it because i hadn't had sex for six...
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I just ate dinner, and I was wondering if its okay to bike now
Doctor : how can i help u
Doctor : its ok its not a problem
User : i hear you are not supposed to exercise after eating do to some intestine...
User : I am having ct enterocylsis tomorrow, but letter says no prep why?
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Doctor : may i know your age and gender please
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Doctor : can you tell me the reason for the procedure ?
User : abdo pain in...
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User : My son is 2 yrs old and weighs 15 kgs
User : is that ok
Doctor : ok
Doctor : what was his birth weight
User : What is the best diet plan for him
User : his birth weight was...
User : hi i have gas and bloating for the last month or so
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i thought i was lactose so i kinda cut off milk
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WHat is your age
User : its better but still i have to poo more than usual
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i see some cleare discharge with a little blood is it a form of infection
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i really need to talk to a Doctor right now this is really serious. I m only 15 and me and my boyfriend haven t had sex but I let him fingered me instead. After doing all this one week later blood came out my vigania ??? Then days passed everytime I go pee it burned from inside my vigania and white stuff came out I been like this for about a...
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hi ive had the iud cil put in over 4 months ago ive had over 6 peiods but i know that can happen as its got to settle but for past 2 weeks ive been spotting blood in my discharge every day and its not just once its a few time a day im getting really worried now what is causing this and should i get the iud removed
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hello doctor... i m pregenet with 2 month...but during 6 th week of pregnecy i have two times blood spotting. now its okay...so is it create any problem during future pregnecy period or child developement problem... thanks a lot in advance...
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I have been having bowel issues. Sometimes it is blackish and tar like but 90% of the time I have soft stool . If I eat say a steak, corn, green beans within a few hours or by the next morning all of that is coming out. I know that it is normal for the bowel to take 3 days for it to break down you bowl. This has been going on for about a year...
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My dad has had multiple intestional surgery's. He now has an ileostomy bag very high up on the small intestine . He is fine when on an IV but when off the IV he is not able to absorb enough nutrients to keep him strong. Malnutruition then seems to set in 48 to 72 hours after the IV is moved. I was told he has had quite a bit of his small...
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Hello Doctor, My father-in-law is of 59 yrs old. He is residing in chennai. He used to vomit once in every 15 days with right side of the chest pain . He gets tired out easily after vomiting. We consulted a leading Gastro Entrologists in Chennai and initially he asked him to take medicine for 10 days and then asked to take CT scan . Scan Report...
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I am suffering from stomach and digestive problem.I always take medicine for digestion .When I leave the medicine, Gastric trouble, constipation and pain in stomach starts.
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respected sir, I am wasif from Pakistan. I want to consult you about the disease of my father. He is 65 years old.he has non- malignant tumor in small intestine as per reports of biopsy .however a stent has been placed in small intestine since it was blocked by tumor. whereas the physician of my father is confidant that its malignant. i want to...
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I am 64 years old. I had a operation of phistula 20 years ago. Now from past 4 months I having trouble with my stool . Sometimes I am not able to control my stool. The stool comes in the liquid form while passing the gas. It happens on almost alternate days. I am also having another problem. Mostly the stool comes out in thin liquid(watery)...
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